Farm & Ranch

Across the Corn Belt, dry weather and near- or above-normal temperatures have returned in the wake of beneficial rainfall. Dryness-related concerns are greatest in the eastern Corn Belt, where corn […]

A Western warming trend will continue, with above-normal temperatures returning across much of the Four Corners region during the holiday weekend. General warmth will across cover the central and […]

Livestock and Competitive Exhibit Entries are now being accepted by the 2020 Missouri State Fair. The Department of Agriculture says most entries will be accepted online through the Premium Guide […]

Second-crop alfalfa is well on its ways in many parts of the Midwest. In Minnesota, Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai tells Brownfield the first cut is nearly complete. “The re-growth is […]

Many might assume corn is driving the entire grain complex higher after USDA slashed 2020 acreage by five million acres.  But at least one analyst says soybeans are in the driver’s seat. […]

A University of Wisconsin plant pathologist says corn and beans look great, but he’s starting to see some signs of disease in wheat. Dr. Damon Smith says, “We’re actually picking […]

An extension soybean agronomist is downplaying the impact of the 9th Circuit Court decision to vacate registrations of three dicamba herbicides. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota tells […]

A market analyst expects the rally in corn futures to fizzle out by mid-July. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says while USDA’s revision to planted corn acreage came as a welcome […]

The head of the Swine Health Information Center says the recently published study about a “new” swine flu virus in China that could become a pandemic lacks context. Dr. Paul Sundberg […]

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has signed legislation extending the Missouri Broadband Grant Program created in 2018. The program was set to expire in 2021 but the new law extends it for another six […]

Wolsey, South Dakota farmer David Struck tells Brownfield he’s pleased with the growing season so far. “Stuff’s looking really good in our area right now,” Stuck told […]

There’s concern that litigation against Corteva’s Enlist DUO system will be another blow to growers, following the ruling that forced EPA to vacate the registration of three dicamba […]

Sponsored by Pivot Bio PROVEN A Western warming trend will continue, with above-normal temperatures returning across much of the Four Corners region during the holiday weekend. General warmth will […]

The vice president of government affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says a report released by the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis is the product of partisan […]

Two lawmakers and a former lawmaker, on a celebration of the USMCA implementation, say they want the U.S. back in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Congressman Ron Kind of Wisconsin says, “I […]